Vaccinations

Dog Vaccination Schedule for Puppy’s First Year
All Old Mill Doodle puppies will receive their first vaccination at 6 weeks. We always purchase good quality (and there is variation in the effectiveness of lesser brands) vaccines.

Our vet recommends that puppy vaccines be administered at three week intervals, four doses is the complete series. The rabies shot is given at the same time as the final puppy shot.  A booster  of the DHPP and Rabies  is given  one year from that date, not at the first birthday.  From then on, vaccines would be repeated every three years. Even though a yearly exam by your vet is a good preventative practice, research has shown that yearly vaccinations are uncalled for.

Additionally, my vet only administers Bordatella (kennel cough) and Dog Influenza vaccines for dogs in high risk situations.

In general, however, the first-year vaccination schedule for puppies usually resembles the schedule in the table here.

Puppy Vaccination Schedule
Puppy’s Age Recommended Vaccinations Optional Vaccinations
6 to 8 weeks Distemper, measles, parainfluenza Bordatella
10 to 12 weeks DHPP (vaccines for distemper, adenovirus [hepatitis], parainfluenza, and parvovirus) Coronavirus, Leptospirosis, Bordatella, Lyme disease
12 to 24 weeks Rabies None
14 to 16 weeks DHPP Coronavirus, Lyme disease, Leptospirosis
12 to 16 months Rabies, DHPP Coronavirus, Leptospirosis, Boradetella, Lyme disease
Every 1 to 2 years DHPP Coronavirus, Leptospirosis, Bordetella, Lyme disease
Every 1 to 3 years Rabies (as required by law) None

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